Tonight at 8:00 p.m. the NHL Network will be airing the 1999 film Mystery, Alaska.
For those of you who don’t know, Mystery, Alaska is one of the best hockey movies ever made. Sure, there really isn’t that much competition, but even after 19 years Jay Roach’s film still stands out as a different and worthwhile hockey movie.
Mystery, Alaska is hockey movie without taped-up, tin foiled knuckles or slow-motion shots of bloody teeth tumbling peacefully through the air. It’s got heart and flawed, human characters. It also features a jersey that is instantly recognizable to anyone who has seen the film.